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James M. Brooks to R.B. Paschall, August 7, 1864
[James M. Brooks of Chatham County, 1st Sergeant, Company E, 26th
Regiment, N.C. Troops]
Bivouac 26 N.C. Near Petersburg Va.
Aug 7th 1864
Shff R.B. Paschal
Dear Sir
Ere this will reach you the excitement of the election shall have died away and you elected. I hope you will be able to give me a correct statement of votes given at each precinct of the county. I am anxious to hear that old Chatham has thrown off the disgrace of being connected with that hatful diabolical order the H. O. A. while in Chatham I entertained no doubt but Holden and his tratorous crew would be overwhelmingly beaten in Chatham, I hope he and his supporters will sink so low that not even a buble will live [illegible] to tell where they went down.
I hope North Carolina will show to the world that she means never to abandon the contest or give over the struggle till the glorious object for which we fight shall be obtained. We as soldiers of the sunny South can without shame exclaim we are North Carolinians, point with pride to the Old North State as the bravest of the brave I heard it remarked by several NC soldiers that if Holden was elected they would

James M. Brooks to R.B. Paschall, August 7, 1864
[James M. Brooks of Chatham County, 1st Sergeant, Company E, 26th
Regiment, N.C. Troops]
Bivouac 26 N.C. Near Petersburg Va.
Aug 7th 1864
Shff R.B. Paschal
Dear Sir
Ere this will reach you the excitement of the election shall have died away and you elected. I hope you will be able to give me a correct statement of votes given at each precinct of the county. I am anxious to hear that old Chatham has thrown off the disgrace of being connected with that hatful diabolical order the H. O. A. while in Chatham I entertained no doubt but Holden and his tratorous crew would be overwhelmingly beaten in Chatham, I hope he and his supporters will sink so low that not even a buble will live [illegible] to tell where they went down.
I hope North Carolina will show to the world that she means never to abandon the contest or give over the struggle till the glorious object for which we fight shall be obtained. We as soldiers of the sunny South can without shame exclaim we are North Carolinians, point with pride to the Old North State as the bravest of the brave I heard it remarked by several NC soldiers that if Holden was elected they would